I recently cancelled my laen service with the green thumb people....I would like to keep my lawn looking green and healthy as possible and wanted to know how I could continue this on my own.....I had grub and weed control and my grass is deep green (for now )
Last application was in March

What do you suggest?

Contact your local Cooperative Extension Agent who can provide you with lawn maintenance schedule for your area. Lawn maintenance requirements can vary, depending on what part of the country you live. The Agent can also help with soil test that should be done every 2-3 years. Soil test will test you what amendments need to be made to soil. A helpful website for DIYers is www.scotts.com

Cowan, without suggesting one particular method to keep your lawn green, I suggest instead you read about
"nitrogen", "phosphurus" and
"potash" (potassium) and read what each of these elements do for soil.

Read also how trace elements --usually found in bags of complete fertilizers is important for the health of your grass and other plants.

Then you will have a better understanding of how you can, for the most part, do things for your lawn for yourself.

Into your browser just put "about fertilizers"...and follow the many articles about them.

Cowan, not knowing just where you are located, I must ask why your lawn service company applied a weed killer in March when certainly, the weeds were not growing as they would be when the weather warms up. Weeds are no different than grass; the soil has to be at a temperature range to make it want to grow.
In March...in a zone 6...I cant believe the soil was warm enough to suggest a herbicide would be effective. You might ask your service company why they chose to use weed and feed when they did.

Weeds are much more controlled when they are growing well.
The feeding at that time was I suppose OK if the grass was showing signs of growing.
The added herbicide was not necessary at that time. Better it was done when you observed the weeds were very active. That would be about now...maybe in a week or so. The soil, when it warms up, encourages the grass and weeds to be active. That's the time to attack them.

The herbicide in the feed is more expensive than without it....naturally, but if it is not effective--then it has no purpose being applied when it was.

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This article about Natural Lawn Care from Ohio State University will go a long way toward aiding you in maintaining a good lawn, http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/4000/4031.html

If this summer is a hot and dry as the last few you may want to rethink that green lawn.

You might check on Bulldog Soda It will make grass green and grow like crazy. I used it on lawn at house I just sold and we had the greenest yard in town. If you use it you better like to cut grass.